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#1016635 07/20/02 07:34 AM
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Hi Everybody,

I need your help and advice. My X came over yesterday. We've had a five year marriage with lots of hurt and neglect. No affair. No children. Divorced in May. Our marriage was never great. It was good in the beginning, but never great. I know, since I have lived in a GREAT marriage before. He died. This is my second marriage I need help with. He's thoughts and wishen were not given much consideration in the relationship, and I was completely neglected emotionally. I was married to a computer. He made a decision to move in April, but did not actually move out until 3 weeks ago. I begged him to reconcider. He refused. I offered counseling, refused it again. So, finally before he moved out I made my intensions very clear, that once he's gone, he'll be gone from my life forever. I don't think he took me seriously. Since that day he's been wanting to start fresh with me, but I just want this nightmare to be over. Yesterday I told him I have started a new life already. With the feelins I have in my heart for him after all this, I could never love him or care for him again. Every time he calls, he pretends like nothing happened between us and like waiving a magic wand, I have forgotten everything. We both agree, meither of us would want to go back to a life we've shared before. I told him I was vwry angry with him, I resent the fact he was not willing to give us a chance back then, and now I resent him as an individual. "I never immagined you will be like this" he told me. He figured he leaves for awhile (signed a year lease), and I'm just going to wait around, continue on with my sleepless nights hoping maybe someday we can be together again. We were never soul mates. I don't have "those good times" and "good memories" I miss from our marriage. In my opinion, to survive a separation, there has to be a lot more love, caring, and respect for each other than what we have or have ever had. We never truly bonded. Last week I have met a wonderful person. It should feel great, I should be so happy, and I am, But why do I feel so guilty?

#1016636 07/20/02 09:13 AM
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Maybe he's trying to make you feel guilty and you are falling for it? I see nothing here to feel guilty about. You have done nothing wrong. You are legally divorced. You tried to save your marriage before the divorce and there are no children to worry about here. I would just tell him no thanks and move on. No sense in buying back into a marriage that didn't work.

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I'm a little confused about the time line here... could you please clarify?

You said he made a "decision to move out" in April ... and you said you were "divorced in May" ... is that correct? But he only moved out 3 weeks ago ... in July or late June? Is that correct? You continued to live together after your divorce was final???

I don't understand this time line .... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

Pepper <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="images/icons/cool.gif" />

#1016638 07/20/02 11:02 AM
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Pepperband

He stayed at the house until he found a place.


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